Amazon http://www.npr.org Amazon en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:16:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Amazon http://www.npr.org yes Amazon's Grocery Delivery: A Trojan Horse To Get In Your Door Yes, the Web is littered with the corpses of failed online grocers. But AmazonFresh doesn't have to be a cash cow for the retail giant, because Amazon can also drop off books with your bananas. And for consumers, it could mean convenience, no minimum fees, pre-dawn drop-off and maybe even delivery of local, artisanal goods. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/06/05/188959969/amazon-s-grocery-delivery-a-trojan-horse-to-get-into-your-door?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/06/05/188959969/amazon-s-grocery-delivery-a-trojan-horse-to-get-into-your-door?ft=1&f=131242882 Yes, the Web is littered with the corpses of failed online grocers. But AmazonFresh doesn't have to be a cash cow for the retail giant, because Amazon can also drop off books with your bananas. And for consumers, it could mean convenience, no minimum fees, pre-dawn drop-off and maybe even delivery of local, artisanal goods. no Yes, the Web is littered with the corpses of failed online grocers. But AmazonFresh doesn't have to be a cash cow for the retail giant, because Amazon can also drop off books with your bananas. And for consumers, it could mean convenience, no minimum fees, pre-dawn drop-off and maybe even delivery of local, artisanal goods.

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]]> Book News: New Book To Feature Unseen Works Of Art By Jean-Michel Basquiat Also: Amazon buys Goodreads; a new book from E. L. Doctorow; Ayn Rand on C.S. Lewis. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/29/175667595/book-news-new-book-to-feature-unseen-works-of-art-by-jean-michel-basquiat?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/29/175667595/book-news-new-book-to-feature-unseen-works-of-art-by-jean-michel-basquiat?ft=1&f=131242882 Also: Amazon buys Goodreads; a new book from E. L. Doctorow; Ayn Rand on C.S. Lewis. no Also: Amazon buys Goodreads; a new book from E. L. Doctorow; Ayn Rand on C.S. Lewis.

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]]> Amazon Buys Book-Recommendation Site Goodreads Financial terms of the sale, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013, were not disclosed. The announcement comes just weeks after major publishers launched their own book-recommendation website. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/28/175631962/amazon-buys-book-recommendation-site-goodreads?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/28/175631962/amazon-buys-book-recommendation-site-goodreads?ft=1&f=131242882 Financial terms of the sale, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013, were not disclosed. The announcement comes just weeks after major publishers launched their own book-recommendation website. no Financial terms of the sale, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013, were not disclosed. The announcement comes just weeks after major publishers launched their own book-recommendation website.

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]]> Book News: Amazon Tries To Claim '.book' Domain; Publishers Fight Back Also: the best books coming out this week; Mindy Kaling is writing another memoir; and Francine Prose explores dreams in literature. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/11/173988276/book-news-amazon-tries-to-claim-book-domain-publishers-fight-back?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/11/173988276/book-news-amazon-tries-to-claim-book-domain-publishers-fight-back?ft=1&f=131242882 Also: the best books coming out this week; Mindy Kaling is writing another memoir; and Francine Prose explores dreams in literature. no Also: the best books coming out this week; Mindy Kaling is writing another memoir; and Francine Prose explores dreams in literature.

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]]> Book News: Should Ayn Rand Be Required Reading? Also: Geico's spokeslizard writes an advice book; Amazon patents the sale of used e-books; and a Stephen Colbert interview gets interesting. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:49:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/08/171454387/book-news-should-ayn-rand-be-required-reading?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/08/171454387/book-news-should-ayn-rand-be-required-reading?ft=1&f=131242882 Also: Geico's spokeslizard writes an advice book; Amazon patents the sale of used e-books; and a Stephen Colbert interview gets interesting. no Also: Geico's spokeslizard writes an advice book; Amazon patents the sale of used e-books; and a Stephen Colbert interview gets interesting.

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]]> A Holiday Shopping Spree On today's show, we go shopping. We're bringing you stories about how we spend our money and what these purchases teach us about economics. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:13:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/12/02/143063311/the-friday-podcast-a-holiday-shopping-spree?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/12/02/143063311/the-friday-podcast-a-holiday-shopping-spree?ft=1&f=131242882 On today's show, we go shopping. We're bringing you stories about how we spend our money and what these purchases teach us about economics. 0 no On today's show, we go shopping. We're bringing you stories about how we spend our money and what these purchases teach us about economics.

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]]> Amazon Unveils $199 'Fire' Tablet And New Kindle Readers The company's much-anticipated competitor to the iPad will cost $199. And Amazon is introducing a new touch-screen Kindle. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/28/140872682/amazon-unveils-fire-tablet-and-new-kindle-readers?ft=1&f=131242882 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/28/140872682/amazon-unveils-fire-tablet-and-new-kindle-readers?ft=1&f=131242882 The company's much-anticipated competitor to the iPad will cost $199. And Amazon is introducing a new touch-screen Kindle. no The company's much-anticipated competitor to the iPad will cost $199. And Amazon is introducing a new touch-screen Kindle.

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